Katherine next turned to the boy and gazed at him with a mixture of curiosity and contempt.
“Who is our little guest here?” she asked.
“He’s a relative of mine,” answered Bella. “Any problems?”
The boy shot her a side-glance. Bella was speaking to Katherine in the same hostile tone she often used with him. A wave of bitterness engulfed his heart in an instant. By the tone of her voice, he could tell that Bella always regarded him and Katherine as enemies.
Katherine’s loud laughed echoed throughout the large hall.
“Of course there is a problem,” she said.
She raised her head and looked at Charles with scornful eyes. “This is not a place where you bring poor relatives for a free meal. I suggest you send this boy back to where he came from.”
“Why aren’t my relatives allowed to visit me
